HOLD THE PURSE STRINGS

Meaning of HOLD THE PURSE STRINGS in English

control how much is spent, decide when to spend

He does the talking, but she holds the purse strings.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

HOLD THE PURSE STRINGS — control the money
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOLD THE PURSE STRINGS — have control of expenditure. → purse
Concise Oxford English vocab
HOLD THE PURSE STRINGS — control how much is spent, decide when to spend He does the talking, but she holds the purse strings.
English Idioms vocab
HOLD THE PURSE STRINGS — распоряжаться расходами
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HOLD THE PURSE STRINGS — распоряжаться расходами
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PURSE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRINGS — plural of string present third singular of string
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PURSE — (n.) A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to …
Английский словарь Webster
PURSE — ( n. ) A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURSE — — purseless , adj. — purselike , adj. /perrs/ , n. , v. , pursed, pursing . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLD — hold 1 — holdable , adj. /hohld/ , v. , held; held or ( Archaic ) holden; holding; n. v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PURSE — I. ˈpərs noun Etymology: Middle English purs, from Old English, modification of Medieval Latin bursa, from Late Latin, ox hide, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOLD — I. ˈhōld verb ( held ˈheld ; hold·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PURSE — vt to put into a purse. 2. purse ·noun in persia, the sum of 50 tomans. 3. purse ·noun in …
Webster English vocab
HOLD — noun binding power and influence. 2. hold ·noun the authority or ground to take or keep; claim. 3. hold ·noun …
Webster English vocab
STRINGS — the stringed instruments in an orchestra. → string
Concise Oxford English vocab
PURSE — [purse] n [ME purs, fr. OE, modif. of ML bursa, fr. LL, ox hide, fr. Gk byrsa] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOLD — [hold] vb held ; hold.ing [ME, fr. OE healdan; akin to OHG haltan to hold, and perh. to L celer …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PURSE — purse BrE AmE pɜːs AmE pɝːs ▷ pursed pɜːst AmE pɝːst ▷ purses ˈpɜːs ɪz -əz AmE ˈpɝːs əz ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PURSE — / pɜːs; NAmE pɜːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] ( especially BrE ) a small bag …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLD — / həʊld; NAmE hoʊld/ verb , noun ■ verb ( held , held / held; NAmE /) IN HAND / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PURSE — I. purse 1 S3 /pɜːs $ pɜːrs/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: bursa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOLD — I. hold 1 S1 W1 /həʊld $ hoʊld/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle held /held/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PURSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a small pouch of leather etc. for carrying money on the person. 2 US a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOLD — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PURSE — n. & v. n. 1 a small pouch of leather etc. for carrying money on the person. 2 US a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOLD — v. & n. v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PURSE — n. & v. --n. 1. a small pouch of leather etc. for carrying money on the person. 2 US a …
Oxford English vocab
HOLD — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1. tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands …
Oxford English vocab
HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING /hoʊld/ ( holds, holding, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PURSE — ( purses, pursing, pursed) 1. A purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING (~s, ~ing, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PURSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES change purse privy purse purse your mouth (= bring your lips tightly together, especially …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOLD — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bag holds sth ▪ I don't think that bag will hold all those …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRINGS — Synonyms and related words : Byzantine intrigues, German band, Philharmonic, backstairs influence, band, big band, brass, brass band, brass choir, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOLD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRINGS — n. Function: noun plural Synonyms: CONDITION 1, provision, proviso, reservation, stipulation, terms
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STRINGS — noun plural Synonyms: condition 1, provision, proviso, reservation, stipulation, terms
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PURSE — I. noun 1 ( esp. BrE ) for carrying money ADJECTIVE ▪ leather ▪ change ( AmE ) VERB + …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STRINGS — • ↑ be pulling the strings • ↑ no strings attached
Longman Activator English vocab
HOLD — INDEX: 1. to have something in your hand 2. to hold something tightly 3. to start holding something 4. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
PURSE — n. 25B6; noun the money fell out of her purse : WALLET, money bag; N. Amer. change purse, billfold. (N. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOLD
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRINGS — n. strips used for fastening 1) apron ~; shoe~ cords on a musical instrument 2) to pick ( esp. AE …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
PURSE — n. 1 pouch, (money-)bag, wallet, pocket, Dialect poke, Highland dress sporran, US and Canadian (woman's) handbag, pocketbook, bag The money …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HOLD — v. 1 grasp, grip, clasp, seize, clutch, keep; carry, Colloq hang on to She asked me to hold the baby …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
STRINGS — струнные (инструменты) (мн.ч.) струнные инструменты (мн.ч.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PURSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) кошелек; бумажник Syn : wallet б) амер. дамская сумочка 2) а) деньги, богатство, мошна (тж. fat …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOLD
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRINGS — Струна
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PURSE — purse.ogg 1. pɜ:s n 1. 1> кошелёк 2> амер. (женская) сумочка, ридикюль 3> деньги, богатство, мошна long /fat, heavy/ purse …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOLD — hold.ogg _I həʋld n мор. трюм after forward, main hold - кормовой носовой, главный трюм hold cargo - трюмный груз …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOLD — 1) крепёжная деталь; захват; закреп || крепить, закреплять 2) держать(ся); удерживать(ся); задерживать(ся) 3) опирать(ся); поддерживать 4) вмещать 5) выдержка || …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
HOLD — 1) крепёжная деталь; захват; закреп || крепить, закреплять 2) держать(ся); удерживать(ся); задерживать(ся) 3) опирать(ся); поддерживать 4) вмещать 5) выдержка || выдерживать 6) держатель 7) патрон противовеса …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
HOLD
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PURSE — 1. pɜ:s n 1. 1> кошелёк 2> амер. (женская) сумочка, ридикюль 3> деньги, богатство, мошна long /fat, heavy/ purse - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HOLD — _I həʋld n мор. трюм after forward, main hold - кормовой носовой, главный трюм hold cargo - трюмный груз hold …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PURSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) кошелек; бумажник Syn: wallet б) амер. дамская сумочка 2) а) деньги, богатство, мошна ( тж. fat …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HOLD
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PURSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) кошелек; бумажник Syn: wallet б) амер. дамская сумочка 2) а) деньги, богатство, мошна (тж. fat purse, heavy purse, long purse) - have a common …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HOLD
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PURSE — мотня (невода) - mermaid's purse - sailor's purse - shepherd's purse
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PURSE — мотня ( невода ) - mermaid's purse - sailor's purse - shepherd's purse
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь

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